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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Douglas Brinkley, a history professor at Rice |
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University, won in the Best Latin Jazz Album category at the 65th |
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annual Grammy Awards on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brinkley received this prestigious accolade for |
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his work as a coproducer on Fandango at the Wall in New York by |
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Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, featuring the |
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Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective; in addition, he received a |
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second Grammy nomination in the Best Spoken Word Poetry Album |
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category for Black Men Are Precious, an Ethelbert Miller album he |
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coproduced; he previously won a Grammy for producing the Ted Nash |
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album, Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom, and he was |
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nominated for another for his collaboration on the soundtrack of |
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the documentary Gonzo; and |
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WHEREAS, The Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities |
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at Rice University, Mr. Brinkley has also served as a presidential |
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historian for CNN and the New-York Historical Society and as a |
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contributing editor for Vanity Fair; his published works include |
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seven New York Times bestselling books, and he has received such |
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honors as the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award; he sits on |
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the boards of Brevard College and the Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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Presidential Library, and he is a member of the Century Association |
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and the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brinkley holds a bachelor's degree in U.S. |
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history from The Ohio State University, and he went on to study U.S. |
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diplomatic history at Georgetown University, where he earned his |
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master's degree as well as his doctorate; he also spent a semester |
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at Oxford University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his skill as a producer, Douglas Brinkley |
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has made valuable contributions to the music industry, and he is |
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indeed deserving of this most recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Douglas Brinkley on winning a 2023 |
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Grammy Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Brinkley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |